5 BEST pattern making books (if YOU want to get great at it!)
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- Want to get great at pattern making? These are the five BEST books on pattern making that I love and have used!
I'm not just sharing random books that I think you'll love, these are tried and tested the BEST pattern making books from my own shelf!
My absolute favorite is Pattern Making for Fashion Design: amzn.to/3JNGqV3
Zero waste: amzn.to/3Ljqsmr
Pattern cutting & making up - Vol.1: amzn.to/401JUJf
Pattern Cutting for Menswear: amzn.to/3l56Yri
Metric Pattern Cutting (Womenswear): amzn.to/3lgJeQT
And bonus book (I used this one for my BTEC) - Fresh Approach to pattern cutting: amzn.to/3yCa2Ox
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I’m considering buying the metric pattern cutting for women’s wear. I’m still at basic level!
Hi Ria! It's the first book I used as a beginner, so I think it should be perfect. Lots of processes for you to try and you can always hit me up if you get stuck! 😘
Also I have the Joseph Armstrong all editions since I started to study fashion in 1989 the five editions
All five? Wow, that’s dedication! 😍
I have the same book, it is very good.
It really is! 😎
Pattern making books they teach all the basic techniques in how to cut different styles and designs of sleeves, bodies, necks, collars, pants , skirts, jackets, swimming suits, lingerie, etc. one you learn all the techniques and notions you can combine them and make your own designs.
Absolutely. It why I have loved my books for years, they provide the jigsaw pieces and then we can create a variety of jigsaws with them! 😍
How can I get the book
I love the Joseph-Armstrong book - for me it is also a ‘bible’! Other faves of mine for inspiration and to challenge the brain are the Pattern Magic books… just fabulous!
Oh, I agree on the pattern magic books! I worked through them when there were just the Japanese versions available and my brain was 🤯 trying to figure it all out! I should drag them out and have another look at them! Glad to hear that The JA book is also your 'bible'! 😍
hi friends, Can you give me the pdf&l❣❣
With the first book, Is there a version of this book for men (men’s clothing)?
Yes, there is. It is called "Metric pattern cutting for menswear" by the same author.
Hi Antonio - yet there is! As Jessica mentioned below its the menswear sewing pattern from Winifred Aldrich. I have not personally used that one though! 😎
can you suggest any book about ready to wear pattern drafting 😊
What do you mean by RTW? When I say RTW, I’m looking at higher end designers rather than high street. Not couture, but not what you’d find popping out to the mall / high street!
Thank you so much for this video - it was very helpful in deciding which book to buy. I have one question: What book do you have for pattern grading? Thank you in advance!
The grading book I use is a few years old now. I’ll find it out in the morning and will come back to let you know!
In book charges kya hai
Have you got any pattern making books that you can't live without? Let me know in the comments so others can learn more too!
Love your books, where can I buy that Zero Waste Fashion Design book please ❤
Ah good ole Winnie. My first one was burgundy I think. Did u mean devoré when u mentioned the fabric for the coat?
Hey hey Julianne! Fancy seeing you here! 😉Yes, my original was a purple / maroon colour too. Not sure where that ended up. 😬And yes, Devore is EXACTLY the word I was looking for, thank you!
@@TheCreativeCurator I know who'd think I'd turn here eh 😉? Hehe. I lost mine too. I just passed a pile of books (as you do when you are constantly sorting your house out) and good ole burgundy winnie was sat on top rofl. That's the second one i've bought! rofl Thought so you did describe it well lol
Ha ha, you'll have to leave one upstairs and one down, for when inspiration strikes! 🤣
How can i purchase these books
Hi there Mahendra! I have included links in the video description so that you can easily find them!
Which book teaches best pattern making style ?? Metric pattern making and helen Armstrong has completely different perception on pattern making . Which to follow ??? Iam confused 😕. Plzz help
Oh, this is tricky. Mostly down to both books being 'old' so their 'styles' aren't really considered modern anymore. In terms of technique though, I do feel that there is more to be learned from the Helen Joseph Armstrong book - it's the one that I always go to first when I need a refresher! My recommendation is to create your own slopers / blocks and then use the Armstrong one to help you actually develop that into a pattern style!
Non-binary is the term you were looking for
Amazing, thank you so much! ❤️
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Thank you!
Im looking for a lingerie pattern making, for men and women, can you recommend me one?
I have a couple that are good on my bookshelf at home - away this week but will come back next Monday when home to let you know them? 😎
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Thanks!
Pattern cutting for menswear is a horrible book.
Curious as to why you think so? 🤔
@TheCreativeCurator I drafted the blocks and made toiles. A block is meant to be a flat of the body. So you can design clothes from it. It's supposed to be a second skin. These turned out more like elephant skins. Also, the front bodice block is never supposed to be the same as the back. This book has bad or lazy drafting.
@@almonies thanks for replying! Yes a block is supposed to be a flat 2D shape of the body, but a Block actually has ease within it, and the amount of ease is down to the designer creating the block and the block type. It is never intended as a second skin - that is referred to as a moulage! - because every item of clothing you create will need an amount of wearing ease. Anything more than wearing ease is referred to as 'design ease' and that is down to individuals who design / draft blocks. It's why fashion brand sizing varies as much as it does, based upon their chosen sizing and proportions for fit models and then the wearing and design ease added on.
None of this is to say that you are wrong about the menswear blocks, just that the experience I had creating two for my partner were successful; though perhaps because I made intuitive modifications as I went. I will go and review the instructions now and update my article accordingly if I find what you've said to be the case - because yes, the front and back bodice would rarely be the same! (And I say rarely as every body is different, and there can be surprises!)
@TheCreativeCurator I am a trained fashion designer and have used women's blocks to make countless clothes. I was looking for a good set of drafting instructions so I could make some personal blocks for myself. From my experience, the blocks in this book require so much alteration to be of use, I just threw them away. Every professional block I've used is like a second skin. That way, you don't have to take extra ease into count when drafting patterns. If it does have extra ease, like these blocks had, I'd have to reduce that first, then proceed. This block is known as a cookie cutter. Where the front is the same as the back. It is poor design and not a good drafting technique. I came up with my own blocks and got rid of this book. It's a shame that this is all that's out there for mens clothes.
Hi, nice video!
Thank you!